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April 19, 2024
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Audi Q6 E-Tron EV features latest tech
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Audi's Q6 E-Tron is a midsize SUV with its latest electric-vehicle platform and dashboard technology. The lights will communicate with pedestrians and other drivers when driver assistance or emergency features are active.
Full Story: CNET (4/12) 
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Ad-based YouTube over connected TV made up 9.7% of March TV viewership, Nielsen reports, and streaming services as a whole accounted for 38.5%. Nielsen's numbers don't include viewing on non-TV devices.
Full Story: Next TV (4/17) 
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Toyota taking Highlander fully electric
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Toyota is adding the Highlander to its electric vehicle offerings in the US, with the first model expected to be available in 2026. The automaker is also expanding its plug-in hybrid electric vehicle lineup with possible Sequoia, Tacoma and Tundra models.
Full Story: Electrek (4/17) 
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Nospace, the latest social media platform created by tech entrepreneur Tiffany Zhong, harkens back to early 2000s MySpace but aims to capture a Gen Z audience. The hope is to create a platform where users actually interact with each other, as opposed to propping up lavish lifestyles.
Full Story: Bustle (4/18) 
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Retail Trends
Best Buy's new Vision Pro app promises design powers
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Best Buy has created the Best Buy Envision app for Apple Vision Pro that uses augmented reality to give customers a 3D model of how products such as TVs, appliances, furniture and fitness equipment will fit in their homes, with information on product prices and ratings, shareable links and purchase capabilities. Best Buy is also working with Google Cloud and Accenture to personalize customer support using generative AI starting later this summer.
Full Story: Chain Store Age (4/18) 
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Association News
Building on a 100-year track record, CTA continues to spearhead conversations and collaborations around the benefits of technology and its life-changing applications. These include over-the-counter hearing aids and alignment with United Nations Human Security goals. Learn more.
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Hosted by the Consumer Technology Association (CTA)®, the HealthFuture Summit is a new event bringing together the digital health community to explore technology's crucial role in transforming healthcare for providers and patients. Join us April 30-May 2 in Chicago, IL to hear from Abbott, BioIntelliSense, Dexcom, ResMed and more. Register today.
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Many women aged 50 and up have various health concerns on their minds that digital health solutions can address while empowering women to take control of their health. These solutions can also help younger generations take preventative measures as they mature. CTA collaborated with AARP to tell this story. Learn more.
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